Dear Scotty,
I have a vague recollection of Brian Gale pointing out this gall to me at a
field meeting - he is very knowledgable on mites (and has a very appropriate
name!). I'll see if he has any suggestions.
Janet

You wrote:
> Thank you for your information, I will take a picture as soon as
>possible (through a microscope).
>
> Unfortunately I only have English reference material, any chance of a
>translation? :o) All I have so far is 'mites?'
>
> Thank you and pardon my ignorance.
>
> Scotty
>
>Jojanneke Bijkerk <jojanneke@...> wrote: v\:*
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>
> About your possible gall on Myrica gale…there is nothing about it in
>Docters van Leeuwen also, but I checked Buhr:
>
> Nr. 4379: „Rand der Befallsstelle des ± verbogenen Blattes mit enger,
>fester 5-20 mm langer Abwartsrollung.“
> Causer unknown!
> This part continues with:
> „Missbildung in Me (=Mecklenburg), Ol (=Oldenburg), 7-9 (10),
>verschiedentlich aufgefunden. Buhr, 1939. – Aus SK (=Skandinavien) wurden
>die Gallmilben Eriophyes myricae Roiv. (Nr. 4380) und Phyllocoptes myricae
>Roiv. (Nr. 4381) beschrieben (vgl. Krott, 1951), von denen vielleicht eine
>Art als Erregerin in Erwagung zu ziehen ist.
>
> Coulianos & Holmasen (Scandinavia) don’t mention Myrica gale at all.
>Please make some pictures sometimes, because if it is a gall it sure is
>interesting!
>
> Good luck with the Surrey-project!
>
> Jojanneke
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> Onderwerp: [british_galls] Possible gall on Myrica gale?
>
>
> Hello all
>
> I recently found what would appear to be 2 tiny galls on the leaves of
> Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale). The 'gall'is <2mm in length and elliptical.
> It is manifest as a slightly raised pustule on the underside of the
> leaf towards the edge. It is light brown in colour and pubescent.
>
> I have collected a specimen as I was hoping to key it out in Redfern
> et al's book, however there is no entry for Myrica and no other
> members of the Myricacea family native to the UK (Rose, 2006).
>
> I have not yet dissected the specimen as I only took one sample and
> thought it best to attempt to breed it out, hence I am not yet 100%
> convinced that it is a true gall. I will look for other specimens for
> dissection in the hope of finding larvae.
>
> Has anyone in the group encountered this possible gall before? Any
> info would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Voucher obtained on 02/11/2006 at Folly Bog, V17 (Surrey). SU 928 614
>
> Also...
>
> I would like to make contact with anyone who holds gall records for
> Surrey (V17). The Surrey Wildlife Trust Atlas project hopes to map the
> distribution of oak galls in a volume entitled 'The Oak Galls of
> Surrey'. There are also plans afoot to produce a checklist of all gall
> causers in Surrey (simply presence or absence). Please contact me if
> you are able to provide any records.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Scotty Dodd
>
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